Collaborations · Spotlight Feature
CPenny has seriously been upping their game lately. With their new store-in-store concepts with retailers like Mango and Sephora, we can say with certainty that this ain’t your grandmamma’s JCP. And if you love a bargain and mixing prints, you will love Duro Olowu’s collaboration with JCPenney. The collection offers (continued…)
ove over minimalism, opulent dressing is the new directive – that is, according to the spring/summer 2013 runways. The baroque trend had its big moment for fall/winter 2012, and now, as the weather begins to get warmer and hemlines get shorter, the rich, ornate print is back like never before. (continued…)
Over the next few months, our calendars will booked with birthdays and few other usual suspect girlfriend gatherings, all of which will require us to bring cool, fashion-forward gifts. When the time comes, not only will we be buying great gifts that we’re sure our friends will love, but we (continued…)
Like “James Bond,” we’re all about diamonds being forever. Really, who doesn’t love diamonds? Rocks aside, we especially love the geometric, criss-cross patterns, which are perfect for making bold, graphic statements on clothing. If you’re feeling fashionably adventurous, try mixing patterns by taking a larger diamond print and pairing it (continued…)
Left to right: Jenny Packham RTW Spring 2013, Charlotte Ronson RTW Spring 2013, Chanel RTW Spring 2013 (Kati Nescher for VIVA) Polka dots are everywhere. They’re graphic and bold, eye-catching and playful – the perfect antidote to the dreary winter months. Style starlets like Kristen Bell, Emma Roberts, Gwen Stefani, Jessica Alba (continued…)
Exhibitions · Fashion · Spotlight Feature
Courtesy Photo Each year, the Metropolitan Museum of Art holds the Costume Institute Gala, a glamorous event that draws some of fashion’s most elite to the best-dressed red carpet of the year (seriously, who needs the Oscars red carpet?) The Costume Institute is an annual event that celebrates the opening (continued…)
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we’re bringing you today’s 5 Under Fifty straight from the heart, quite literally. Who says you can’t wear hearts all year around? We say, absolutely, without a doubt, yes —and you don’t have to look like a five-year-old, or overly cutesy—while doing so. Try (continued…)
Though most of the attention and flash bulbs are aimed at Lincoln Center during February and September’s fashion weeks, it’s at the events scattered across the Meatpacking district and Midtown where some of the best new things are happening, sans a million dollar runway show. That’s just what happened last (continued…)
Though it was, as per usual, billed as the most high energy show of fashion week, this season’s Custo Barcelona show was less obviously intense than perhaps any other of his collections. This does not mean that it wasn’t a bit of a mess at times. It’s important to say (continued…)
The year was 1992. Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell were superstars. Grunge had found a permanent home with bands like Pearl Jam and Nirvana reining over the airwaves. Whitney Houston made her acting debut and fans couldn’t get enough of Whitney Houston’s song “I Will Always Love You” featured in (continued…)
Move over Brad. Gisele is taking the reins for Chanel (via Bella Sugar)[divider] Uniqlo teams up with Celia Birtwell to create a collection using her vintage and contemporary prints (via Nitrolicious)[divider] Vans x Curtis Kulig LOVE ME collection arrives just in time for Valentine’s Day (via Nitrolicious)[divider] Ricardo Tisci extends (continued…)
In 2011, sister design duo Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen introduced a $39,000 backpack to the market through their The Row label. And while a majority of critics questioned the jaw-dropping price, the bags became one of their best sellers. But let’s be real, unless you’re insanely wealthy, or just insane, (continued…)
Get showered with compliments with a Celine My Phone mini-bag. It’s adorable and budget friendly. (via High Snobette)[divider] Alice + Olivia gives legwear a double-dose of pretty with a Pretty Polly collab (via WWD) [divider] Karl Lagerfeld makes a silent film for Chanel that echoes of decades past (via (continued…)
Footwear · Spotlight Feature · Style
Left to right: Blumarine, Fendi, Lanvin We’re seriously crushing on super-stylish ankles boots this season. We love the ultra-versatile bootie because you can wear them with anything and to anything– weekends, meetings, dinner dates and post work hangouts, you name it. Really, the possibilities are endless! Ankle booties, also sometimes called (continued…)
Matthew Williamson — the reigning king of bright, flirty separates, trippy prints and vivid detailing — will collaborate with luxury cashmere brand Ballantyne Cashmere to design a one-off capsule collection. With the temperatures dipping into the lower twenties, we are still in a colder state of mind—which is why this (continued…)
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